Just some food for thought.Glad to have you join the site and I'm hoping to see you around the forums!

So unless you get something well below market, and raise it to market, it's unlikely you will be able to get much out if you were to refinance.So food for thought.

Have them try to connect with the team at the Mid-Ohio Food Collective.

If you like to cook Indian food like I do...Turmeric and Quartz do not mix well.

Properties near specialty grocery stores like Whole Foods and Trader Joe's also show higher value appreciation.

. - Lease spaces to food trucks. - Look into U-Haul. - If you put a fence around the lot, and there is a body of water anywhere in the area, people are always hunting boat storage.

In addition to finding a temporary caretaker for your pet, take the time to remove any pet-related items such as food bowls, toys, and bedding to eliminate any traces of pets in the home.

Washington Post article Food Stamps Put RI Town on Monthly Boom and Bust CycleDespite Concessions, Woonsocket's Pension is Forecast to Run Dry (Valley Breeze, the local newspaper to read for Woonsocket stuff)Appeal Period Expires on Supplemental Tax Suit (Valley Breeze)The last one is particularly relevant because the "supplemental tax" is a special extra tax bill Woonsocket sent out to property owners a few years ago, basically because they couldn't meet their expenses with property taxes alone.I like the general concept of investing where few others are, however I also give huge consideration to the fiscal stability of a city or town and how responsible its leadership appears to be.The latter is mainly because, if spending outweighs income a municipality can do one of two things: 1) reduce spending, 2) increase income (i.e., raise taxes).

I don't know the details of the property, but if there are some risks that are just a "No Go", such as frying food without proper exhaust and fire suppression systems, that could make it uninsurable in this market. 

I instruct them to use hair traps, food traps, lint traps on dryers, etc.Preventable damage caused by things that may not be the tenants responsibility but that they didn't report in a timely fashion: An example would be things like the roof leaking, or the presence of those house eaters I previously mentioned.